Comp Band Awards
The 2022-23 school year was veru successful for La Salle's Comp Band.
Directed by Randy Kapralick, the band received the following honors:
North Penn Jazz Festival - 2/3/23
Emmett Sykes – Best Overall Soloist of the Night
Theo Peebles – Outstanding Soloist
Andrew Ferrante – Honorable Mention Soloist
Colin Leary – Honorable Mention Soloist
Steel Stacks Jazz Festival (Prelims) - 2/12/23
Superior Rating
Best Saxophone Section
Best Trombone Section
Andrew Ferrante – Best Overall Soloist of the Night
Theo Peebles – Outstanding Trumpet Soloist
Emmett Sykes – Outstanding Trombone Soloist
Cheltenham Jazz Festival - 2/24/23
Superior Rating
Best Saxophone Section
Best Trumpet Section
Colin Leary – Best Overall Soloist of the Night
Theo Peebles – Honorable Mention Soloist
Upper Moreland Jazz Festival – 3/3/23
Colin Leary – Best Overall Soloist of the Night
Andrew Ferrante – Outstanding Soloist
Theo Peebles – Outstanding Soloist
Emmett Sykes – Outstanding Soloist
Lower Merion Jazz Festival – 3/10/23
Superior With Honors Rating
Perfect Score from 1 of the judges (extremely rare)
Best Saxophone Section
Best Trumpet Section
Best Trombone Section
Best Rhythm Section
Andrew Ferrante – Outstanding Soloist
Theo Peebles – Outstanding Soloist
Kieran Kelly – Outstanding Soloist
Francis Martin – Outstanding Soloist
Steel Stacks Jazz Festival (Finals) – 3/19/23
First Place (21 competing bands)
Best Trumpet Section
Andrew Ferrante – Best Overall Soloist of the Night
Theo Peebles – Outstanding Trumpet Soloist
Emmett Sykes – Outstanding Trombone Soloist
National Jazz Festival – 4/22/23
First Place (11 Competing Bands)
Best Saxophone Section
Best Trombone Section
Andrew Ferrante – Superior Overall Musician (only award of its kind)
Kieran Kelly – Outstanding Soloist (1 of 3 awards of its kind)